If perception is nine-tenths of reality then Wall Street has a problem. According to recent polls, just 21% of Americans view Wall Street favorably, while 33% have negative opinions. Are these feelings justified? That is the question we posed in this week’s EXTRA interview.
Our guest is Jason DeSena Trennert, Chairman of Strategas Research Partners and a 27 year Wall Street veteran of both major investment firms and independent ones. He is also the author of the just published MY SIDE OF THE STREET: Why Wolves, Flash Boys, Quants, and Masters of the Universe Don’t Represent the Real Wall Street
RECENT PROGRAMS
INVESTORS ARE DRIVING EXPENSE RATIOS DOWN
As it’s the pledge fund-raising season on public television, this week we are revisiting a show on an important topic – retirement. The good news is that Americans are living longer and spending more years in retirement than ever before. However, funding retirement is a fast approaching crisis. This weekend on WEALTHTRACK we have an exclusive interview with Financial Thought Leader and legendary investment consultant, Charles Ellis.
Plus, new this week, research from Morningstar shows that investors are driving fund expenses lower. According to their recent study, 95% of all flows over the past decade have gone into funds in the lowest-cost quintile.
INVESTMENT BALANCING ACT
As it’s fund-raising season on PBS, this weekend we are revisiting the program with legendary bond trader, Federal Reserve watcher and economist, Paul McCulley. McCulley, former PIMCO portfolio manager, weighs in on the health of the economy, stock and bond markets and the best course for investors.
New this week, we are providing you a link to some interesting global research. With stocks and bonds more expensive than they have been in 90% of market history even institutional investors are feeling conflicted about where to invest.
RUSSO: LONG-TERM VALUE
A rare interview with great value investor and Warren Buffett student Tom Russo, who invests in iconic brand name companies for the long term. Which global businesses is he most enthused about now?
COOPER & EADES: ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES
One of the biggest financial stories of the past year was the dramatic decline in oil prices and every asset class connected to them. The drop did more than send prices of energy stocks and bonds tumbling. It also splintered OPEC. Energy analysts Gib Cooper and Chris Eades explain the positives for investors.
ASNESS: SMART APPROACHES
According to this week’s guest, both stocks and bonds are more expensive now than they have been in 90% of market history. How do you invest if both markets are historically expensive? On this week’s WEALTHTRACK, AQR Capital’s Great Investor and Financial Thought Leader Cliff Asness describes some smart approaches.
